PABLO, MONTANA 59855 ISSN: 0528-8592
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Chief Charlo
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NEWSPAPER OF THE SALISH, PEND cTOREILLE AND KOOTENAI TRIBES' OF THE FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION, WESTERN MONTANA
VOLUME 12 NUMBER 7
THE MONTH OF THE HUCKLEBERRY
AUGUST 15, 1983
The Tribes' FY 84 budget:
Revenue sharing requests outnumber dollars 2-to-1
When all was said and done at the July 29 revenue sharing hearing in Pablo, the requests for money outnumbered the available dollars 2-to-l, Executive Treasurer Vern Clair-mont told the Tribal Council August 2. The occasion was the first round of action in the Tribes' FY 84 budget process.
A dozen-and-a-half requests totalled about $500,000, Clairmont said He said there may be about $265,000 available for the coming year - $115,000 in unappropriated money and $150,000 'hoped for'.
It's a matter of "may be" and "hoped for" because Congress has to reauthorize the revenue sharing act, due to expire next month, Clairmont said
The Council spent several hours during the first week of August reviewing and prioritizing the requests, most of which came from Tribal departments. The requests included funding
for construction aid, campsite improvement, operation and maintenance help, janitorial service, office equipment, and roller skates.
After several hours' debate and number juggling, the 19 requests were culled to 15, which were rated by each councilman and assigned a dollar amount either equal to the original amount of the request or cut to some degree. To keep within the $265,000 projected figure, an additional fou& items were dropped and many of the survivors' dollar amounts were sliced by 10 to 50%.
Final approval of the resulting 'wish list' awaits another hearing on August 30.
Revenue sharing money is a redistribution of tax money by the federal government to help local governments, including tribes.
Shoreline ordinance gets final approval
The Tribes' shoreline protection ordinance, Ordinance 64A (revised), has had its most recent amendment approved by the Department of the Interior. Shoreline Protection Office Administrator Lloyd Jackson made the announcement at the Shoreline Protection Boards August 5 meeting.
As the ordinance's first anniversary draws near, board members expressed concern that the Reservation public doesn't seem to understand that all shoreline structure
owners must apply for a permit from the new Tribal office, whether the structure has been around awhile or is under construction, as long as it extends into, over, or beyond the high-water mark of 2893.2. Depending on the structure's specifics (size, age) the owners will be assessed an administrative filing fee. The money is being used to support the shoreline office and protect the quality of Flathead Lake.
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